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I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.  It is hard to believe we have only 20 days of school left!  This morning we talked about how we can enjoy our last few weeks together by working hard and showing respect to teachers and classmates.  

Math: This week we will continue our study of angles by learning how to find the sum of angles of quadrilaterals, parallelograms, and trapezoids. Because of the short week we will not be having math groups on Wednesday.

Writing/Grammar:  We have heard some wonderful examples of writing showing paragraphs.  We will continue to practice this important skill this week and will also be reviewing how to diagram and label compound parts in a sentence.

Literature: We have read up to chapter 5 in Across Five Aprils and have had some excellent discussions based on the book.  Last week I began asking students to work on their vocabulary at home, and we are reviewing it in class.  We will continue to read and discuss in class this week.

Science:  Last week we introduced the Endocrine System and learned about glands and hormones.  This week we will learn about many of the glands within the human body.  Our human growth and development classes will be Wednesday and Thursday.

History:  The class has enjoyed some excellent conversations as we study the civil war.  There will be a short quiz tomorrow based on the study guide that was completed and reviewed in class.

Important Dates:

• Wednesday and Thursday, April 27-28: Human Growth and Development
• Friday, April 29: No School
• Wednesday, May 25, 5:30 pm: Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony